Table 1.
Rates of 30 and 90-day mortality from fistula onset.
| Patient | Sex | Age | Original Intervention | Onset Fistula (Days) | Dimensions Fistula (mm) | Type of Operation | 30-Day Mortality | 90-Day Mortality | FUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 53 | LUL | 12 | 20 | Surgical repair | No | No | Death (4 months) |
| 2 | F | 69 | SLEEVE RUL | 47 | 10 | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Death (7 months) |
| 3 | M | 68 | RLL | 7 | 30 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (110 months) |
| 4 | M | 57 | SLEEVE LUL | 7 | 8 | Fibrin glue | No | No | Death (10 months) |
| 5 | M | 63 | RUL | 12 | 20 | Surgical repair | No | Yes | Death (2 months) |
| 6 | M | 56 | SLEEVE RUL | 7 | 5 | Surgical repair (sleeve) | No | No | Alive (60 months) |
| 7 | M | 67 | RLL | 45 | 15 | CP and OWT | No | No | Death (6 months) |
| 8 | M | 65 | RLL | 12 | 5 | Fibrin glue | No | No | Alive (18 months) |
| 9 | M | 57 | RUL | 150 | 20 | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Death (13 months) |
| 10 | M | 59 | LLL | 35 | 20 | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Alive (24 months) |
| 11 | M | 83 | RUL | 30 | 40 | CP | No | Yes | Death (2 months) |
| 12 | F | 45 | SLEEVE RUL | 23 | 30 | CP | No | No | Alive (48 months) |
| 13 | M | 44 | RUL | 13 | 15 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (60 months) |
| 14 | M | 74 | RLL | 14 | 15 | Extra-middle lobectomy and OWT | No | No | Alive (132 months) |
| 15 | F | 73 | SLEEVE RUL | 32 | 3 | Chest tube | Yes | Yes | Death hemoptysis (0 months) |
| 16 | F | 69 | RLL | 45 | na | Chest tube | Yes | Yes | Death ARDS (0 months) |
| 17 | M | 56 | RUL | 25 | na | Chest tube | Yes | Yes | Death hemoptysis (0 months) |
| 18 | M | 57 | RUL | 150 | na | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Death (7 months) |
| 19 | M | 71 | Robotic LUL | 90 | 20 | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Alive (156 months) |
| 20 | M | 68 | RLL | 350 | 2 | Chest tube | No | No | Alive (36 months) |
| 21 | M | 52 | SLEEVE RUL | 20 | na | - | Yes | Yes | Death (0 months) |
| 22 | M | 69 | RLL | 50 | 3 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (30 months) |
| 23 | M | 69 | RLL | 150 | 2 | Chest tube | No | No | Alive (24 months) |
| 24 | M | 74 | RLL | 25 | 2 | CP | Yes | Yes | Death (1 months) |
| 25 | F | 68 | RLL | 90 | 2 | Chest tube | No | No | Death (72 months) |
| 26 | M | 63 | RUL | 16 | 2 | CP | No | No | Alive (36 months) |
| 27 | M | 67 | RUL | 50 | 30 | CP | No | No | Death (48 months) |
| 28 | M | 64 | RLL | 10 | 20 | Extra-middle lobectomy, CP, and OWT | No | No | Alive (84 months) |
| 29 | M | 71 | LUL | 12 | 2 | Chest tube | No | No | Death (38 months) |
| 30 | F | 60 | Robotic RLL | 35 | 10 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (60 months) |
| 31 | M | 81 | Robotic RUL | 20 | 10 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (15 months) |
| 32 | F | 49 | Robotic RLL | 30 | 2 | Observation | No | No | Alive (48 months) |
| 33 | M | 59 | LUL | 60 | na | - | Yes | Yes | Death (0 months) |
| 34 | M | 52 | RUL | 350 | 10 | CP and OWT | No | No | Death (12 months) |
| 35 | M | 75 | Robotic RUL | 22 | 15 | Surgical repair | No | No | Alive (48 months) |
| 36 | M | 79 | RUL | 17 | 15 | Chest tube | Yes | Yes | Death (0 months) |
| 37 | F | 69 | RLL | 18 | 20 | CP and OWT | No | No | Alive (28 months) |
| 38 | M | 79 | Robotic RUL | 60 | 8 | OWT post-lob. | No | No | Death (6 months) |
| 39 | M | 63 | Lower bilobectomy | 18 | 25 | CP and OWT | No | No | Death (4 months) |
| 40 | M | 74 | SLEEVE RUL | 2 | 20 | CP (tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy) | No | No | Alive (14 months) |
| 41 | F | 57 | Lower bilob. | 47 | 6 | Percutaneous injection of glue | No | No | Alive (18 months) |
| 42 | M | 70 | SLEEVE LUL | 7 | 20 | CP and OWT | No | No | Alive (6 months) |
| 43 | M | 76 | LLL | 20 | 20 | Extra middle lobectomy | Yes | Yes | Death (1 month) |
| 44 | M | 70 | Lower bilob. | 12 | 5 | Percutaneous injection of glue | No | No | Alive (7 months) |
RUL: right upper lobectomy; RLL: right lower lobectomy; LUL: left upper lobectomy; LLL: left lower lobectomy; OWT: open window thoracostomy; CP: completion pneumonectomy; FUP: follow-up.